New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-21
CHALLENGING THE ARROW.
THE MAYFLowER AND THE QUEENS CUP.


,r1rrR TO TASKERyILIE CuAMBERIAYNE-OTHER
RACES EXPt CTED BY MIR. BURGESS
Boston, March 90 (>pecioD.-Edward Burgess 'he
yacht designer OH Tuesday sent formal challenge by
mail and supplemented it with shorter one by cable 10
Tarkerville Chamberayne, owner OF the cutter Arrow
The cable was as follows:
Mr. TAyKERvILLr CHAMBNHLAYNE. 0~no OF "s '""e'
ehaenge Of last year open fer the cutter Arrow holder
OF the Queens Cup TO sail against an ower %a: been
Dacei in INV charge and IL viii sail the Arrow for inc
Queens Cup the Queens Cup course ,p BuRGRsa
Mr. Burgess learns unoffcialy that Mr. Chamoerl"yne
has heard OF the proposed challenge to race WITH .o
Mayhower and is considering the alteraous "hion
he will make in the 10 put her In shape ior ~
coming contest there seems TO be no reason TOT
ing that the challenge will accepted Mr. Burgess WAS
asked yesterday II he thought the owner Oh Tue ''
would demand that the ccntreboard OF the w
fixed permanently that 1t could not DC hauou VI anu
he replied: ,,,
club would ihnk Of making il condtSa NJ taf roe cre
SsrIaSnr who ia a lair man. objections 10 our
The hS would
10 thai TIVE make her sail under any oher con-
ditions than she was built for
MIR Burgess proposes also TO sail aganstth cutter lrex
for the Cape May and Brenton Reef Cups. Ihc new
York Yacht Club rules will govern those races ana no
claims made against the Mayhower on account Oh
her No time allow anceis made In is race
The course IS from the Isle OF Wight to and arouhd
mark boat anchored off harbor OF Cherbourg anu re-
turn General Paine, owner OF the Mayfower does not
wish TO assume the of these races ana mas turhe
over soop Burgess. who will have ehtlre CON
troll of her Tho Mayiower will sail about June l. ana
NJ Burgess with his family will take the steamer ABOUT
the middle June. Mr.. Burgess has not decided on
the sailing master OF the Mayhower but enough
is known to state that the expert sailing master captain
Stone now that employer of ten years has turned te
Maydower over to Mr. Burgess for European Trip VIII
not stand in the way the famous naval architect mt
will stand aside to allow him TO select whom he pieases
Mr. Burgess says has been thought OF In place Oh
CAPTAIN Stone In fact inmation OF any one else mas
been made. 1t has been supposed by some that inc
Mayhower might be Obliged to meet some yacht o'her
than the Arrow in the for the Queens Cup but suen
is not the case as the Arrow holds the coveted
prze and her owner has offered challenge cup For
the Cape May and BrentOp Reef Cups, the MaNho"el
will have to sail the cutter lrex as the latter won tne
I'm a race from the cutter Genesta The statement uia'
the cutter Wendur would sail against the Maylower ioi
the Queens Cup also untrue. with all IN sircwdneSs
that the Scotch syndicate have shown the tables nav
been turned on them and General Pane has aoed ID,
own t,ne and for warled his challenge TO the owner o
the cutter Arrow for the Queens cup Inc
Thistle will here aud sail against the iuri
and not the MayfOwer, as the scot hmen anticipates
One OF the New York papers recently stared tnat ;!
European trip of the Mayhower. This is Incorrect at
General j. G. Paine is not that sort OF man me owlci
of the Mayfiower will pay all the expenses 0, III, Nacn
as he has always done A movement Will pronaoy sO,i
be started give the May1ower good sendon from t'
port